Burkes Creek is a 2.48 mi (3.99 km) long 2nd order tributary to Stewarts Creek in Surry County, North Carolina.
| Burkes Creek Tributary to Stewarts Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Burkes Creek mouth  Burkes Creek (Stewarts Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Surry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jackson Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°27′19″N 080°40′07″W / 36.45528°N 80.66861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,220 ft (370 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°27′19″N 080°40′07″W / 36.45528°N 80.66861°W[1] |
• elevation | 991 ft (302 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.48 mi (3.99 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 7.11 square miles (18.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Stewarts Creek |
| • average | 4.46 cu ft/s (0.126 m3/s) at mouth with Stewarts Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Stewarts Creek → Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Yadkin River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | I-74, McKinney Road, Piedmont Triad West Drive, Scott Bunker Road |
Course edit
Burkes Creek rises in a pond about 3 miles northwest of White Plains, North Carolina, in Surry County and then flows east-northeast to join Stewarts Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Mount Airy, North Carolina.[3]
Watershed edit
Burkes Creek drains 2.96 square miles (7.7 km2) of area, receives about 47.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.00, and is about 25% forested.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Burkes Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Burkes Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 13 July 2021.